Theme Of Euphemism In Animal Farm

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Although the animals don’t recognize it, Napoleon, the main character of Animal Farm by George Orwell, uses terror and euphemisms to manipulate the animals and put that to his advantage. To begin with, Napoleon’s usage of terror among the animals is noticeable in a few places in the book. First, Napoleon practices terror among the animals by explaining to them that anyone who is leaguing with Snowball shall be saughtered. This is shown in the quote, “Napoleon now called upon them to confess their crimes…they [four pigs] confessed that they had been secretly in touch with Snowball ever since his expulsion…the dogs promptly tore their throats out,” (Orwell 83). This can be used to his advantage because the rest of the animals have now seen his …show more content…
An example of one of the euphemisms used is the phrase, “a readjustment of rations,” (Orwell 112). By using this euphemism, he manipulates the animals into believing that everyone will be have lower but equal rations. However, the reality is that the pigs will have an extended portion of their share than the rest. Napoleon uses this phrase to his advantage because now he secretly has greater portions of food but the animals have not lost any trust or respect for him. A second example of a euphemism being used to manipulate the animals in the book is the final rule posted on the wall; “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” (Orwell 134). Although the phrase “more equal” compared to “equal” does not make sense, this is still seen as a euphemism that manipulates the animals because rather than using any direct words to say that humans are better than animals, they use indirect words such as “some animals” and “more equal than” to portray the same message. This is used so that their feelings and emotions of the animals are not hurt or feel disregarded, and Napoleon can now openly socialize with humans which plays to Napoleon’s
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